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Rare Vintage Alba Quartz Y143-8280 Men’s Kanji Classic Dress Watch JDM 1980s
■ STATUS: SOLD
THIS TIMEPIECE HAS FOUND A NEW HOME
► SELLER'S DESCRIPTION
Up for sale is a rare vintage Alba Quartz Y143-8280 men’s Kanji classic dress watch, produced for the Japan Domestic Market (JDM) during the 1980s. This model reflects Alba’s clean and refined design language of the era, featuring a traditional analog layout with Kanji day display, making it a distinctive and collectible example of vintage Japanese watchmaking.
This watch is being sold for parts and repair as it is currently not functioning and completely untested, so it is unknown what the issue is or if it can be fixed.
The watch shows signs of use and age consistent with a worn vintage watch. The photos best describe its physical condition and should be reviewed carefully.
Key Details:
• Brand: Alba
• Model: Y143-8280
• Era: 1980s
• Market: Japan Domestic Market (JDM)
• Movement: Quartz
• Display: Analog with Kanji Day-Date
• Strap: Not specified
A desirable vintage Alba Kanji model, ideal for parts, repair, or restoration.
Ships carefully. Feel free to message me with any questions.
► ARCHIVE FILE: ALBA — BRAND HISTORY
Alba is Seiko's other answer to the 1970s upheaval it had itself created. Seiko launched the brand in 1979 as a youth-oriented value line, a name taken from the word for dawn, slotted beneath Seiko proper just as Pulsar, acquired in 1978, served the same role in export markets. Alba watches were designed and built within the Seiko group, using its quartz calibers and factories, but were sold almost exclusively in Japan and Southeast Asia, which is why most of the world has never seen one in a shop window.
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